Kathmandu vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$5726
🏠 One person rent
$122
$1432
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$2535
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$622
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$3974
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
29
99
😀 Quality of life
51
96
🏙️ Population
846K
2.11M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 83% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 8958th and 916th ($412 vs $2480) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Nepal and France, respectively. Check Nepal vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 6657th and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Paris

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Kathmandu Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.72
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$8.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$114
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$17184

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$340
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1991
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1876
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1992
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1911
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1821
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1459
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1654
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1469
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1775
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1448
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1547
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1443
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1383
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1370
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1365
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1520
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1276
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1650
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1306
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1626
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1437
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1544